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Do you want to know which was the best-selling car in your year?

Harry Bright by Harry Bright
January 31, 2024
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Quer saber qual foi o automóvel mais vendido no seu ano?

Whether it’s the year of birth or the event you consider most special since 1972, you can match each date to a car that has dominated Europe commercially, across all categories.

The data compiled and published by “BestSellingCarsBlog” only refers to the last five complete decades of sales, starting from 1972, the year that marked the end of the reign of the VW Beetle in the Old Continent, before being surpassed by the Fiat 127 in 1973, when the Italian brand placed two cars on the podium, with the 128 at #2.

They were followed by:

1974: Fiat 127

1975: Fiat 127

1976: Fiat 127

1977: Fiat 127

1978: VW Golf

1979: Renault 5

1980-1982: Renault 5

1983-1987: VW Golf

1984: VW Golf

1988: VW Golf

1989: VW Golf

1990: VW Golf

1991: VW Golf

1992: VW Golf

1993-1994: VW Golf

1995: Fiat Punto

1996: VW Golf

1997: Fiat Punto

1998: VW Golf

1999: Opel Astra

2000: VW Golf

2001: VW Golf

2002: VW Golf

2003: Peugeot 206

2004: VW Golf

2005: VW Golf

2006: Opel Astra

2007: Peugeot 207

2008: VW Golf

2009: VW Golf

2010: VW Golf

2011: VW Golf

2012: VW Golf

2013: VW Golf

2014: VW Golf

2015: VW Golf

2016: VW Golf

2017: VW Golf

2018: VW Golf

2019: VW Golf

2020: VW Golf

2021: VW Golf leader; Peugeot 2008 dominates in SUVs and Tesla Model 3 as the best-selling electric car

2022: Peugeot 208

The national top also had an absolute dominator

The data from “BestSellingCarBlog” regarding the Portuguese market only refers to the last 32 complete years of sales, dating back to 1989, the first of four years of leadership for the Fiat Uno, until it was surpassed by the Opel Corsa in 1993, with a phenomenal market share of 11.1%.

The Corsa would be dethroned by another Fiat in 1995, the Punto, which was also #1 in Portugal the following year.

The national top continued as follows:

1997: Opel Corsa

1998: Opel Corsa

1999: Renault Clio

2000: Fiat Punto

2001: Opel Corsa

2002-2003: Renault Clio

2004: Renault Megane

2005-2006: Opel Astra

2007: Renault Megane

2008: Renault Clio

2009: Renault Megane

2010: Renault Megane

2011: Renault Megane

2012: Renault Megane

2013: Renault Clio

2014: Renault Clio

2015: Renault Clio

2016: Renault Clio

2017: Renault Clio

2018: Renault Clio

2019: Renault Clio

2020: Renault Clio

2021: Peugeot 2008

2022: Peugeot 2008

Source: BestSellingCarsBlog

Tags: FiatGrupo VWPeugeotRenault
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